Trump's return-to-office order underscores government's costly office issues
President Donald Trump wants the federal workforce back in the office, but could face challenges from unions implementing the policy. Trump's order also highlights the federal government's ongoing ...
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Opinion: Community affordability takes a back seat to Assembly spending
Juneau voters approved a $10 million bond for wastewater facility upgrades and a $12.75 million public safety communications ...
Disney Spent $34.7 Million On Canceled Pixar Spinoff
It's hardly a secret that Disney spares no expense on making its movies. The exceptions are its computer-animated pictures ...
‘I won the Pulitzer Prize and I’m busking on a corner’: 3 top artists on the uncertain future of political cartooning
Barry Blitt, Jack Ohman, and Jen Sorensen discuss the promise and many perils of their chosen artform. Editorial cartoons and ...
Opinion
If DOGE wants to find waste, it should start with my old agency
One place to start is within GSA’s own programs and operations. An agency cannot be a champion of government efficiency when it tolerates internal waste and inefficiency.
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In bid to trim federal office space, GSA takes deep dive into its portfolio
The General Services Administration is on a mission to downsize the federal government’s office space footprint, after taking a closer look at its real estate inventory. Its recently developed ...
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much everything.
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Proposal to Increase City Councilors’ and Mayor’s Office Budgets Would Cost $4.6 Million
A proposal filed on Tuesday by Portland City Council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney to increase the budgets of the new 12-member council and the mayor would cost an additional $4.6 million in the ...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says budget plan includes $2B in cuts, sets ‘very high bar’ for tax increases
I think we need to sweat the details.” The governor, who is entering his third year in office, is scheduled to release his next budget plan Jan. 15. Democrats who control a supermajority of both ...
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With Bass abroad, even Democrats are slamming LA mayor over wildfires
Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, slammed Bass in an X post claiming the mayor slashed the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget, despite the high risk of ...
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Newsom floats $322 billion budget that would pull California out of deficit
we endeavored to make this year’s budget a nonevent,” he said. “Last year, we endeavored to solve the problems this year and did something we haven’t done in the past.” His office ...
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Republican leader rejects Gov. Tony Evers' effort to give voters more say in state laws
The governor’s efforts to pass similar measures through budget proposals or special sessions have been largely rejected by the Legislature. “It’s no secret that since I took office, Republican ...